Guest blog by Ella Makin and Fiona Beckerlegge. After spending six long years building his dream lodge in Uganda, Steve Williams faced his biggest struggle yet when he and his wife, Asha Williams, gave birth to their son, Sidney, who was born with severe epilepsy and developmental delay. After struggling to find any appropriate care…
Guest blog by Heather Angilley, Physiotherapist and Volunteer at PhysioNet. I have been a children’s physio since 1977 and have seen lots of different equipment used in schools, at home and even on holidays in those years! After retiring from the NHS in 2015 I became a volunteer for Physionet, a UK charity that is…
Guest blog by Jillian Mordue – HLTA for Physiotherapy at Keelmans Way School Congratulations to you all at Jenx on your 40 year anniversary. Not sure where to start when talking about you so I will start at the beginning and tell you about all our positive experiences with your fabulous company. You are an…
How One Boy is Gaining Ground with Trexo Guest blog by Lori Potts, PT, Rifton Product and Training Specialist Trexo was born in an engineering lab at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. It was there that Manmeet Maggu, in his final year of engineering studies, decided to design a robotic assist to attach…
Guest blog from Kimberley Britton, Marketing Manager at Gympanzees. Physiotherapist Stephanie Wheen founded the charity Gympanzees five years ago when she realised the lack of play and exercise facilities for disabled children and young people. Since then, the charity has supported thousands of disabled children with some incredible results, such as a nine-year-old who held…
As part of our guest blog series to share 40 stories for 40 years of Jenx, this video is from Disable The Label who are on a mission to empower, support and inform parents of disabled children as they navigate the stages of their child’s life. Here more from Ceri Winfield, CEO/Founder about how Disable…
Hi! My name is Ellie and I am 28-years-old. I have Cerebral Palsy, which I’ve had since birth. My Cerebral Palsy affects all four limbs and my speech. I can and do walk, although I tire very quickly. I also have poor hand control meaning that I struggle with upper limb coordination and tasks involving…
Ivy is a 2-year-old who lives in Hampshire, United Kingdom, with her parents and her older sister Riley. She has a diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy and is affected by fatigue, low muscle tone and weakness in all her limbs. Ivy’s mum Leah discusses a small example of the challenges they have faced as a family…
Written by Abigail Ellis, Senior Physiotherapist, Bury Care Organisation, Bury Living Well Centre Physiotherapy is defined as the practice that helps to restore movement and improve function when someone is affected by injury, illness or disability. This is done through a variety of widely accepted treatment modalities including exercise, the use of standing frames, walking…
Guest blog by Curtis Langley, Fundraising and Marketing Officer, The Movement Centre. At The Movement Centre we provide physiotherapy for children and specialise in Targeted Training, an evidence based, life changing therapy, for children who have Cerebral Palsy and other movement disabilities. Targeted Training has been developed to help children with movement disabilities gain control…
